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The fact that the symptoms of advanced Parkinson’s disease patients improve after implantation of electrodes has always felt a bit like voodoo to me. But this “deep brain stimulation” works. The dyskinesias, the involuntary muscle tics, that plague these patients improve after the implants. Now, a team of scientists from the University of Florida and … Continue reading Deep brain stimulation may help advanced Parkinson’s patients by producing new stem cells